This study was conducted to establish effective reduction strategy during the manufacturing process of rice cakes. Simple washing (3 times) and ultrasonic (40 kHz, 10 min) were used in process, sodium hypochlorite (100 ppm, 5 chlorine dioxide (20 as chemical disinfectants. Combination treatment using two disinfectants also performed. The more than cleaning a single each method, showed greater e...

The chemical properties of six blends of coconut and sesame oils, and the organoleptic qualities of the blends and foods prepared with them were studied. The blends prepared for testing were: (1) 100% coconut oil; (2) 90 % coconut and 10 % sesame; (3) 75 % coconut and 25 % sesame; (4) 50 % coconut and 50 % sesame; (5) 25 % coconut and 75 % sesame; and (6) 100 % sesame oil. In sensory evaluation...

The effect of a phenolic disinfectant (o-phenylphenol 45% w/w) with linseed oil soap or with soya oil soap on Mycobacterium tuberculosis was determined by three methods. Neither the geometrical dilution test nor the modified capacity use-dilution test revealed any differences between the two disinfectants. However, paradoxically both methods proved that the highest concentration of the disinfec...

During the period 1995–1998 a research project was carried out dealing with oilseed crop-false flax (Camelina sati6a (L.) Crantz). The project with participants from five EU countries was supported by the European Commission. Extensive new knowledge about agrotechnical aspects and agro-industrial exploitation of the crop was acquired. Authentic documentation was obtained from analyses of C. sat...

it is highly desirable to employ biopreservatives of the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties to avoid the side effects associated with the use of synthetic preservatives. cake batters containing essential oil extracts of some such iranian native herbs as: lemon balm (melissa officinalis), camel thorn (alhagi maurorum) and ajwain (trachyspermum copticum), were prepared. the chemical composi...

Mutants of Escherichia coli selected for resistance to the disinfectant pine oil or to a household product containing pine oil also showed resistance to multiple antibiotics (tetracycline, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, and nalidixic acid) and overexpressed the marA gene. Likewise, antibiotic-selected Mar mutants, which also overexpress marA, were resistant to pine oil. Deletion of the mar or acr...

This contribution reviews the possibility of using the by-products from biodiesel production as substrates for anaerobic digestion and production of biogas. The process of biodiesel production is predominantly carried out by catalyzed transesterification. Besides desired methylesters, this reaction provides also few other products, including crude glycerol, oil-pressed cakes, and washing water....